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The final results of Germany’s national elections held on February 23 are being debated intensively in the global media, especially in the European media about the upsurge of the far right party AFD which virtually doubled its voting percentage in the 2025 elections compared to the 2021 national elections. The ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) was the main loser apart from the Free Democratic Party which failed to cross the ceiling of five per cent.

The US-China trade war has been a focal point of economic discussions for a significant period, as the world’s two largest economies have imposed tariffs on each other’s goods. The Trump administration imposed 10% tariffs on Chinese imports, while China, in turn, levied 15% tariffs on US liquid natural gas (LNG) and coal, as well as 10% tariffs on oil, farm equipment, and some automobiles.

8th Delhi Assembly session had tumultuous session on Tuesday, February 25.. The issue of replacement of Dr B R Ambedkar’s portrait with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s in Delhi Chief Minister’s office not only led to ruckus but also expulsion of 12 AAP MLAs. The issue is politically very sensitive and may adversely impact the newly adopted strategy of the BJP to win over Dalits not only in Delhi but also across the country.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar never seems to finish his thoughts. People might mistake him to be a hesitant hacker. But that isn’t the case. EAM Jaishankar is the second longest serving foreign minister after Jawaharlal Nehru, who kept the external affairs portfolio with him, for the entirety of his tenure as the Prime Minister of India.

In the remote and challenging terrains of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh, where conflict has long cast a shadow over many communities, the Indian Army is quietly driving a transformation—Operation Sadbhavana (Goodwill). Launched in 1998, this initiative has evolved into a comprehensive programme aimed at fostering education, youth empowerment, skill development, and community engagement, thereby transforming the lives of countless young people in these regions.

NEW YORK: Four years ago, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was in Cedar Rapids touting the benefits of Joe Biden’s ambitious Build Back Better bill to a healthy but modest crowd of Iowans, whose mostly Republican members of Congress were unlikely to back the legislation. This past weekend, Sanders was back in the Hawkeye State, just twenty-seven miles away in nearby Iowa City, to talk to them about the path forward under a second Trump presidency — and drew an audience so big, he had to do a second speech immediately afterward to an overflow crowd in a separate venue.

The tragic death of Prakriti Lamsal, a Nepali B.Tech student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), a private engineering college in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, in February 2025, exposed serious problems of institutional incompetence and poor management. Prakriti’s death was followed by protests by Nepali students who claimed that the university administration had not adequately responded to their harassment. The administration’s decision to compel all Nepali students to leave the university in response to their protest, resulted in heightened tensions as the Nepalese government intervened diplomatically.

India, the world’s second most preferred destination of illegal migrants, has a lot to learn from the United States about how the latter has been handling the situation in recent years. Although US President Donald Trump is lately hogging the limelight for forcing illegal immigrants out of the country, such deportations are not unique to the Trump administration. His predecessor, Joe Biden, carried out 1.5 million deportations – almost the same number as carried out under Trump’s first term – without much publicity. Former US president Barack Obama also followed the practice. The US has been the most preferred destination for unlawful migrants for years. It is believed to have the world’s largest illegal immigrant population, numbering around 11.4 million. The majority of illegal migrants to the US come from neighbouring Mexico, followed by El Salvador and Guatemala.

The polarization in German politics widened after national elections on Sunday, February 23 in which the conservative CDU/CSU with 28.5 per cent votes topped among the political parties followed by the far right AFD at 20.7 per cent and the centre-left SPD at 16.5 per cent. The remarkable feature was the resurgence of the left wing De Linke which got 8.7 per cent a big rise compared to its earlier performance.

For Chinese President Xi Jinping, the end of Russia’s war in Ukraine could open up many opportunities. However, it also comes with a big risk—China could become the main target of the U.S. military’s attention. U.S. and Russian officials have begun discussions in Saudi Arabia to find a way to end the three-year war. This has raised serious concerns in Europe and Ukraine, as many worry that Donald Trump might end up giving Vladimir Putin an advantage.